This is the final volume in Richard Pipes' magisterial history of the Russian Revolution, covering the period from the outbreak of the Civil War in 1918 to Lenin's death in 1924
Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-563) and index
Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1994
The Civil War: the first battles (1918) -- The Civil Wat: the climax (1919-1920) -- The red empire -- Communism for export -- Communism, fascism, and national socialism -- Culture as propaganda -- The assault on religion -- NEP: the false thermidor -- The crisis of the new regime -- Reflections on the Russian revolution